Microbiological Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy as an Adjunct to Non-surgical Periodontal Treatment: A Clinical Trial
Author(s) -
Mohammadreza Talebi Ardakani,
Rojin Taliee,
Masoud Mojahedi,
Mansour Meymandi,
Maryam Torshabi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of lasers in medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2228-6721
pISSN - 2008-9783
DOI - 10.15171/jlms.2016.21
Subject(s) - medicine , adjunct , photodynamic therapy , clinical trial , intensive care medicine , dentistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , philosophy , linguistics
The efficiency of routine scaling and root planning is negatively influenced by the tooth anatomy and residual bacteria all possibly affecting the treatment outcomes in future. The present study compared the microbiologic effectiveness of the photodynamic therapy (PDT) as an adjunctive treatment modality for nonsurgical treatment in chronic periodontitis.
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